The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-10
rl1eoUan THE STATE 4
Aecldonts and Incidents In West Virginia
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THROUGH THE STATE.
AccIioats and Incidents In West Virginia
p}S anu Vicinity. "a al
Hon. John w. Mason, OF Grafton, has
Rold bio residence and 1t Ia reported that
no talks Of leaving Grafton.
A house, barn and smoke house, tho
property OF David Hannie, OF Braxton
county, were destroyed by an incendlary,
LOIS, abou. $1,000. I53.25 4 IEi' |
A. L. Rogers, Of Braxton county, while |
working In a saw mill, was hit by q piece
Of timber that was hurled upon him with |
terrific force from the saw table, and quite |
severely injured. ai(345IfI.
The commissioners Of Kanswha county |
have let the contrac. for new jail thu! "a
to cost S27, 500. Wood 10 another county
that Is going to have now jail. They are
badly needed In both place..
William Joy. Summers county citizen,
aged about 90, got intoxicated and lay
down beside tho tracks OF the Chesapeake
4 Ohio road. A passing train struck him
and inflicted wounds about his head that
mako bis recovery doubtful.
The tobacco on tho farm Of Mr. Fouks
In Fayettc county, combating Of about
eighty acres covered with tobacco OF an
excellent quality, was badly damaged by
the recent heavy fsoats. His loss Is esti-
mated at Sill, 900. 45Isl, s$
George Valgamolt and John Crobb, two
young men Of Berkeley county, quarreled,
and as Cfobb waa returning from church
ct night ho was stabbed by Valgamott.
His condition Ia critical. Tie would.be
murderer has been arrested.
Eustace Glbson, the somewhat famous
cx-Oopgressman from the Fourth district
! Of this states, has gone over into Ohio to
aaaist Powell III his forlorn CANVASS for
Governor Foraker's seat. Flo will make
his opening speech at 1ronton this even.
Ing. l3.isi 54Rt ]FlT "a
James Tincher, ono Of three priaonera
who escaped from the Greenbrior county
jail, has been recapturod. lie was caught
by three brnshers named Collins. Tho
other two prisoners were with Tincher nj
the time and vera holly puraued, but
managed to eecape. E
O. W. Hawyermale, Of tho Berkeley
Springs Ne'rs, hos commenced the publ.
cation Of q prohibition paper under the
title Of The Wet Virginia appeal. O. W.
Whisner, Of Morgan county, ID the editor.
Both are clever young men and should be
able to pu! out good paper.
The house Of Z. Fl. B. Dawson, county
clerk OF Morgan county, was entered by
burgla,g and Sl15 and come household
articles carried of. Dawson had few
days before received 81 100 from the E.na
| Insurance Company 10 pay fire loas, and
that WAS, doubtless, what the thief was
alter. Several checks were carried Of.
While David Dryer and family, OF
Greenorier county, were out in the woods
on nutting expedition their house was
entered and robbed Of $500 in money,
which was hidden away in trunk that
was forced open. Dryer had taken the
money to h!u house few days before to |
pay of carpenters who were building a |
new house for him. ~
Charges have been fled with the Com. |
miaaioners Of Harrison county BY Mayor
". F. Richards, Of Claaksburg, editor OF |
the Telegram, and W. Il. Ross, against
General RS. Northcott, one # the JUS.
tees Of the peace OF that county. They
demand his removal. The Commissioner |
have set a time for hearing but have so |
much confidence In the venerable old vet
eran that they have not suspended him
during the pending of tho charsee. The /
General charges that there is malice at |
tho bottom Of 1t all, and that at the proper
time he will make fur fly. 80 ~
In connection with the boom that Col.
+. P. Chow ia having in many quarters as
a candidate for Governor on the Demo.
cratic ticket the following from the Shirt
Of Jefferson, published at Oharleatown, 10
OF interest: THE neighborhood of Chi.
cage. ILL.,, seems to be the theatre Of rap. \
i'd increase in values JUS. now. Col. r. p, i
Chew, OF thla plaza, invested sea. 900 in
real estate in that locality last June, and
in August disposed Of the aane for double
the amount: OF hia investment. A very
pleasant transaction for the Colonel, and
ons OF which his numerous friends are
pleased to see him become tho victim"
The shepherdstown Register probably
having grown tired Of publiahing the an.
nual local snake story, prints the follow
ing: Or. II: NJ. Marshall recently had a
queer experience with rats. Some weeks
ego the doctor made some grape wine,
and put 1t in bottles in his dairy, uncork.
ed, to ferlnent. He noticed that the wine
was disappearing in very mysterious
manner, and could not account for
its abstraction until he received indu.
biteble evidence that rats were steal.
ing 1t. The 'yarmints" had regular
eprees every night until their habits were
Uncovered. a party Of rats out for night ]
Of 1t would coagregste around the bottiea
into which they would stick their tails
and then pasa them through their mouths
to get the liquor. They even got to csr-
rying straws, and sucked the wine from
bottles in that way. Seeing an unsual
number OF intoxicated rats around the
premises led tho Doctor to make an inyes.
tigation with the above result.
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